Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned timescale is for the completion of the new prison scheduled for Wellingborough.

There was not a public sector bid as the Government does not generally have a construction arm. As a result of a fair and open competition which considered a range of factors including value for money for the taxpayer, the department announced Kier Construction Limited and Interserve Construction Limited as the preferred bidders for the Wellingborough and Glen Parva redevelopments respectively. The opening dates are subject to the final contracts which in turn are subject to full business case approval later this year.